- Mount Baldy Ski Area
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Mt. Baldy Ski Area Location British Columbia, Canada Coordinates 49°9′14″N 119°14′22″W / 49.15389°N 119.23944°W Vertical 394 m (1,293 ft) Top elevation 2123 m (6,965 ft)
+ 180 m skiable peakBase elevation 1726 m (6,016 ft) Runs 22 total
23% beginner
41% intermediate
36% expertLongest run 394 metres (1,293 ft) Lift system 2 total
1 double chairlift
1 T-bar
1 quad liftWeb site Mt Baldy Mount Baldy is a small ski resort overlooking the Okanagan Valley in southern British Columbia just north of the border Washington state. Its road access is via McKinney Road from Oliver and from BC Highway 3 north of Bridesville and BC Highway 33 west of Rock Creek, in the Boundary Country. The summit is in the Okanagan Highland.
In 1968, its first season, Baldy operated as a ski cat area with McKinney Tee bar. A year later, the resort acquired a T-bar. The T-bar base at 5650ft a.s.l. is the highest base of any ski resort in Canada. The lift was recently replaced with a double chair.
Another lift, Sugarlump (also known as Sugarloaf) was opened in the 2007-2008 ski season.
The hill is unique as in that the associated village of 150 ski cottages are ski-in ski-out. The resort is renowned for its big pow Thursday and glade skiing.
See also
Ski areas and resorts in British Columbia East Kootenay/Columbia Valley West Kootenay/Arrow Lakes South Cariboo-Thompson-Okanagan-Boundary Sun Peaks · Harper · Apex · Silver Star · Big White · Mount Baldy · Phoenix · Crystal Mountain · Mount TimothyLower Mainland-Sea to Sky Country Vancouver Island North Cariboo, Northern Interior & North Coast See also: List of ski areas and resorts in CanadaCategories:- Ski areas and resorts in British Columbia
- Boundary Country
- Okanagan Country
- Ski area and resort stubs
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs
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